Plow attachment.



H. K. PHIPPS.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

APPLIUATION FILED 111.11` 24, 1913.

1.093,073. Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

WITNESSES:

COLUMBIA PLQNDURAPl-l CO., WASHINGTON. D. c.

HAB/RY KAI-ILE PI-IIPPS, OF EMLENTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

igoaao'rs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 24, 1913.

Patenten apr. ia, inra. serial no. 743.9%.

To all 107mm t may conce-ra.'

Be it known that I, HARRY K. Prrirrs, residing at Emlenton, in thecounty of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Plow Attachments, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention is in the nature of an attachment for plows and isespecially designed for being readily applied to the beam of any of theordinary types of plows and so supported relatively to the plow wherebyto split up and turn the sod as it is raised by the plow point.

Among other objects, my invention has for its purpose to provide anattachment of the character stated of a very simple and economicalconstruction that can be readily applied to the plow beam and whicheffectively serves its intended purpose.

My invention consists in the peculiar construction and novel arrangementof the attachment as hereinafter fully described, specically pointed outin the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a plow with my improved attachmentapplied. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof taken substantially onthe line on Fig. l, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 10.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved plow attachment showing apreferred form. Fig. 4 is a detail view that shows a modiiied form of myattachment hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5 is a side elevation largelydiagrammatic, illustrating a modification 0f the invention in which aplurality of attachments are used.

In the drawing, I have illustrated a simple type of plow to the beam lof which my attachment is applied. I desire it understood that two ormore of the said attachments may be used, and when used the cuttingmembers or sod turning blades of the several attachments are disposed atdifferent horizontal planes or depths relatively to the plow point, thedeepest being nearest the plow point, as indicated in Fig. 5 whereby toprovide for splitting up and turning the sod a number of times.

My attachment, in its preferred form, as shown in Fig. 2, is a singlemember shaped up in any desired manner and it consists of a land side 2the front end of which is inclined to form a penetrating or verticalcutting edge and the rear end is projected up to form a shank 3. Theupper end of the shank 8 has apertures 4- for receiving the bolts 5 thatclamp the said upper end on the plow beam as shown. The lower portion ofthe single member mentioned terminates in a horizontal cutter, orsplitting blade 6, and the said blade 6 in the form shown in Fig. 3, isintegral with and extends laterally from the lower edge of the land side2, the front edge of the said blade being inclined on a planesubstantially parallel with the backward incline of the mold board.

The land side 2 of my improved attachment has a portion of its upperedge 2O bent downwardly and inwardly to form a guard 9. This guard inthe preferred forni as shown in Fig. l, is integral with the member 2and is in the nature of an extension that is bent inwardly from the saidmember 2 over the cutting blade 6.

Instead of making the guard 9 as an integral member, it may beadjustably secured to the land side 2, as shown in Fig. 4L, and when itis thus connected the said land side has a number of apertures toprovide for setting the guard high or lower as the soil condition maymake desirable.

It will be noticed by referring to Figs. l and 2, the cutter blade 6 islocated in a plane above the plow point but yet it is suliiciently lowto be at a pointabove the entrance portion of the mold board, suchcorrelative arrangement of the blade 6 and the mold board serving toprovide for slicing or splitting up the sod, and when a number of myattachments are used, the sod is split into a plurality of layers, eachlayer by reason of engaging the land side of the attachment and the moldboard of the plows is thereby turned over.

Instead of making the attachment of a single piece, as is shown in Fig.l, it may be made up of a number of pieces, see for example as shown inFig. 4f, which illustrates the land side and the cutting blade 6 asseparate parts and arranged for being joined by an angle har 7 Ifdesired, the attachment may be strengthened when applied for use, `by abrace 8, as indicated in dotted lines on Figs. l and 3.

By reason of providing the land side 2 with a guard 9 as stated andshown, my attachment is especially well adapted for handling manure,straw or other ground material,

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a plane inclined to the horizontal and to said t ing a front penetratingedge and a rear upsince the straw, etc., is caused to drop down I infront of andbnto the cutting blade instead of going straight back andplowing.

When the guard 9 is arranged as a separate member, as in Fig. 4:, it isreadily reversible, since it may be attached either on the inside of theland side 2, as shown in full lines in Fig. 4l, or on the outside, asindicated in dotted lines.

Vhat I claim is:

l. An attachment i'or plows which comprises a thin metal body includinga vertical penetrating portion having an upwardly eX- tended shank forattachment to the plow beam, and a laterally and rearwardly eX- tendingsplitting blade extending from the lower edge of said body in a plane atright angles thereto, and a guard member extending laterally from saidlbody and lying in cutting blade.

2. An attachment for mold board plows comprising a thin flat verticalweb, includwardly projecting shank adapted for attachment to the plowbeam, a cutting blade eX- tending horizont-ally from the lower edge ofsaid body and held in a plane at right angles to said body, said bodyincluding a portion cut away and bent over laterally to lie :`v

in a plane inclined to the horizontal and 'form a guard membersubstantially as speciiied. j

3. An attachment for mold board plows which comprises a verticallydisposed thin metal body, which includes a front penetrating edgeinclined to the horizontal, and al rear upwardly projecting shank forattachment to a plow beam, said body having a portion out and bentlaterally to form a A guard member, a laterally projecting outting bladelying in a horizontal plane and extending from and integrally formedwith the lower edge of saidbody, all being ar,- ranged substantially asshown and described.

HARRY KAHLE PHIPPS.

lVitnesses MARY A. Caoss, J AMES A. LAWSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

